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I enjoyed this book. Some of the descriptions are absolutely brilliant: “He smiled. Suddenly, his whole face was transformed. The slightly-too-big chin, the crooked nose, and eyes maybe spaced a centimeter too far apart—all of it became perfect, symmetrical. Beautiful.”

My main complaint is about the pacing. The first half of the book drags on a bit, with passages that are irrelevant to the story, while the last quarter is rushed. I can appreciate the attempt to make the story more contemporary and speculative and magical realism-y rather than high fantasy, but I also feel like the author was denying what the story really is, by doing that. The reader is left with relatively little of the dreamland that the title promises. What little world-building there is still manages to be good and convincing, though.

The foray into the world of mental health world was annoying to me, as a mental health advocate, because it had nothing to actually say about mental health. It would have been far more interesting and meaningful if Dea had actually had even a minor flaw in her sanity, and it got addressed during her hospitalization. It would have been more interesting and meaningful if she had developed a deeper level of friendship with any of the other mental health patients. The only existing message about mental health patients is this: They’re normally petty, but sometimes they’re not.

And then this isn’t exactly a plot hole, but it’s something that never gets addressed: When Odea and her mother performed the body-swap and escaped into the modern world, did they leave bodies behind in the dreamland? Were those bodies buried? How does Dea’s father feel about the fact that his wife is no longer in the same body she would have been in before?

There are tension points left over that I would like to see resolved in a sequel. The king of the dreamland needs to let Harriet move freely between worlds, and needs to abolish slavery. But judging from the way this book shied away from the high fantasy label, I doubt we’ll get to see those things happen.

All in all: 4/5 stars

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Dreamland eBook Robert L Anderson Reviews

This is a first novel, and I would love to see more from Mr. Anderson.

He does a great job at world building, and his characters are engaging and believable.

As a parent, you can safely give this to your young adult, child, or teen to read without fear of being exposed to inappropriate materials.

The biggest gripes are that the plot lines are a bit mono-dimensional, and there is no real character development in the book. Think of this as an original Sherlock Holmes mystery story or an episode from a TV series where you know the characters and do not expect them to change.

Again, this is a first novel, and I would like to see more writing by Mr. Anderson.

**Beware Spoilers Follow**

The stars of the book are Dea and Connor. Dea and her mom are transients. We're not sure why early in the story, and then we find out that they are "walkers," people who walk others' dreams for life energy.

There are hints that this cannot continue. Dea's mom seems to have inappropriate amounts of cash. The two pick up and leave randomly, usually in the middle of the night, etc.

Dea's life changes when strong, handsome, funny, and just generally heart throb, Connor, moves in across the street and wins Dea's heart. By a third of the way through the book, they are in love.

Then, Dea disobeys some of the "rules of dream-walking" and brings some monsters into the real world.

Dea helps Conner unravel the big, dark secret in his life.

The book feels like four separate stories (1) Dea as a regular high school kid (it went on a bit too long for it to be the Heroe's journey), (2) Dea as the rogue walker, (3) Dea on the Lam with Connor, and (4) Dea back home in Dreamland.

The best bits were (1) and (3). Mr. Anderson knows teenagers and parents, and he did a great job of describing both in an engaging, human way.

The book ended very, very abruptly. Many of the clear loose ends were narrated away without resolution.

It is a fun read, but you will be left with some questions without resolution at the end of it.
its okay. The ending sucks
Great service. Great product.
Vaguely written without much of an ending. Story never really developed. Various story lines without full plot or conclusion for any of them.
I read this book in 5 days. Fast paced and engaging. Robert Anderson certainly has a brilliant way of describing the scenes in the book. You feel as your right their with Dea the main character.
This review contains spoilers.

I enjoyed this book. Some of the descriptions are absolutely brilliant “He smiled. Suddenly, his whole face was transformed. The slightly-too-big chin, the crooked nose, and eyes maybe spaced a centimeter too far apart—all of it became perfect, symmetrical. Beautiful.”

My main complaint is about the pacing. The first half of the book drags on a bit, with passages that are irrelevant to the story, while the last quarter is rushed. I can appreciate the attempt to make the story more contemporary and speculative and magical realism-y rather than high fantasy, but I also feel like the author was denying what the story really is, by doing that. The reader is left with relatively little of the dreamland that the title promises. What little world-building there is still manages to be good and convincing, though.

The foray into the world of mental health world was annoying to me, as a mental health advocate, because it had nothing to actually say about mental health. It would have been far more interesting and meaningful if Dea had actually had even a minor flaw in her sanity, and it got addressed during her hospitalization. It would have been more interesting and meaningful if she had developed a deeper level of friendship with any of the other mental health patients. The only existing message about mental health patients is this They’re normally petty, but sometimes they’re not.

And then this isn’t exactly a plot hole, but it’s something that never gets addressed When Odea and her mother performed the body-swap and escaped into the modern world, did they leave bodies behind in the dreamland? Were those bodies buried? How does Dea’s father feel about the fact that his wife is no longer in the same body she would have been in before?

There are tension points left over that I would like to see resolved in a sequel. The king of the dreamland needs to let Harriet move freely between worlds, and needs to abolish slavery. But judging from the way this book shied away from the high fantasy label, I doubt we’ll get to see those things happen.

All in all 4/5 stars

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